What’s happening: Jan. 30 events calendar

VCU President Michael Rao will give the State of the University Address in Room 303 of the James Branch Cabell Library. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. A live webstream of the speech will be available on vcu.edu and VCU’s Facebook page. RSVP at go.vcu.edu/sotu2019.

Join Alpha Kappa Delta Phi for a food drive to support of women escaping violence. The group is collecting canned food, cereal boxes and non-perishable snacks to donate towards YWCA Richmond, a group focused on helping women, children and families in Richmond.

To start off Black History Month, join members of the Black History Month Planning Committee for an event featuring music, food and tabling from groups. There will be several other events throughout February, and information can be found at omsa.vcu.edu.

Yale University historian Carolyn Roberts will speak about the ways African-American medical practitioners used medicine to heal their communities during slavery. This event is presented by Science Pub RVA in partnership with VCU’s Science, Technology and Society Program.

Find a study abroad program for summer or fall 2019. Students will be able to speak with study abroad staff, returnee students and faculty program leaders. Ten students will win a $500 study abroad award.